Activism

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/activism

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the core function?To instigate and drive social and political change through organized action
2. What is the historical milestones?Integral to movements like abolition, suffrage, civil rights, and labor rights
3. How do protests help change things?Protests are public gatherings like marches or rallies that show many people care about a problem. They raise visibility and let leaders hear the voices of ordinary people.
4. Why do activists use petitions and voting?Petitions ask people to sign for a cause, showing strong support. Voting lets people choose leaders or laws that match what they believe is fair.

Social Movement: A large, organized collective effort to bring about or resist social change.
Political Efficacy: The belief that one can understand and participate in political processes and that the government will respond.
Systemic Change: Fundamental alteration of the underlying structures, policies, and norms of a society or institution.